71,769 Indians go overseas for study abroad in 2021 so far

Recently, in a written response to a query – Question No. 4709 Students Going Abroad – the Minister of State for External Affairs V.Muraleedharanwent on record to say that as per the data provided by the Bureau of Immigration, the total number of students that went abroad in the last 5 years was as follows –

 

Year	No. of Indian students going abroad for study overseas
2020	2,61,406
2019	5,88,931
2018	5,20,342
2017	4,56,823
2016	3,71,506

 

According to Annexure – II: Number of Indians going Abroad for Studies, in 2021 [until February 28, 2021], a total of 71,769 Indians had gone abroad for study overseas.

 

State-wise List of Indians going Abroad for Study Overseas
State [as per the issuance of passport]	2018	2019	2020	2021 [till February 28, 2021]
Andhra Pradesh	62,771	69,465	35,614	11,790
Arunachal Pradesh	3,948	4,291	1,378	519
Bihar	4,399	4,888	1,384	478
Chandigarh	26,211	32,528	13,988	2,638
Chhattisgarh	2,565	2,681	801	265
Delhi	35,844	40,934	18,482	4,963
Goa	1,244	1,247	501	121
Gujarat	41,413	48,051	23,156	6,383
Haryana	9,802	12,709	6,944	1,022
Himachal Pradesh	2,297	2,247	779	194
J&K	8,036	9,150	4,275	1,275
Jharkhand	2,333	2,519	884	277
Karnataka	26,918	29,314	13,699	4,176
Kerala	26,456	30,948	15,277	5,040
Madhya Pradesh	7,583	8,285	3,284	1,160
Maharashtra	58,850	64,653	29,079	10,166
Manipur	1,199	1,475	343	213
Meghalaya	242	308	96	42
Mizoram	78	96	28	6
Nagaland	195	347	124	42
Odisha	2,757	2,982	1,140	309
Puducherry	189	376	202	73
Punjab	60,331	73,574	33,412	5,791
Rajasthan	16,897	17,287	5,557	1,310
Sikkim	169	211	87	14
Tamil Nadu	38,983	41,488	15,564	4,355
Telangana	2	433	674	311
Tripura	110	180	75	31
Uttar Pradesh	20,246	21,941	8,618	2,429
Uttarakhand	3.719	3,982	1,789	395
West Bengal	14,759	15,966	6,335	1,722
Passport issued from Indian mission abroad	39,731	44,281	17,807	4,251
TOTAL	5,20,342	5,88,931	2,61,406	71,769

 

Additionally, on being asked for “details of the number of Indians living in foreign countries for employment”, Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan replied that based on data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs, “1,37,26,945 Indians have traveled overseas in the last 5 years” on employment visa. That is, between January 1, 2016 and March 18, 2021.

 

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